I think again that just the length throws me off more than anything, but I think this was the best of the books (and that seems to be a common thought among Wot readers that the 4th is the pinnacle befire the 5-9 slog). Overall, each storyline had a lot more going on and keeping it exciting in the final 400 pages or so. After passing through a doorframe ter’angreal, Moiraine gains foresight while the Aiel await Rand’s return, either with both arms marked by dragon symbols, validating his identity as He Who Comes With the Dawn, the Chief of Chiefs of all the Aiel―or to never emerge at all. Now, he seeks answers to another prophecy that lies with the warrior people known as the Aiel to put him on the path of learning how to wield the One Power.Īccompanied by Moiraine Damodred, Rand arrives at the Aiel Waste and is granted permission by the Wise Ones to enter the sacred city of Rhuidean. He is both the Champion of Light and the Dragon Reborn. Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time®, Rand al’Thor now wields the sword Callandor. Rate & Recommend: ⭐⭐⭐⚡ I mean I think everyone should give the series 4-5 books then make a decision.Publisher & Release: TOR Books, September 1992.That said … I don’t love how the book world spends so much time focusing on numbers, and my favorite reads of 2021 were all over 800 pages, but still

Reading for hours and hardy making a dent kills my morality these days. The issue with a 1007 page book? It just doesn’t seem like I am ever making progress, and as much as I am here for “the journey”, it’s SO HARD sometimes. R.Despite The Shadow Rising being arguably the best book of the series so far, I just could not get through the first 500 pages. ' huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R.

'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times If he is to fight them, Rand must master the male half of the True Source, a power corrupted by the Dark One, a power that drives men to madness, a power that may save or damn the world. Callandor, the Sword That Is Not a Sword, is held by Rand al'Thor, the man proclaimed as the Dragon Reborn.īut still the shadows lengthen and still the Forsaken grow in strength. The Children of the Dragon have risen to the call of prophecy and march to the aid of the Light. The Stone of Tear, invulnerable fortress of legend, has fallen. The fourth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published. Soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series

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